Chapter 353: Competing with me on connections in Liyue? You little amateur!

Ye Ruo watched the scene of the women interacting harmoniously.

While feeling satisfied inside, he also marveled at the power of the Gorgeous Chest.

It truly lived up to being a chest with such high requirements.

A Precious Chest could be opened with 5,000 Legend points.

But a Gorgeous Chest? It required 200,000 Legend points!

What an astonishing gap.

Yet, it was truly worth more than its price.

The five he opened were all rare and powerful items, each providing immense help even to Archons.

The Precious Chests from before had indeed touched upon the power of Archons.

For instance, the Anemo Archon’s secret treasure, the True Ancestor bloodline, or the Divine Power Cube.

But those only grazed the surface of Archons, or reached the world of Archons.

The items inside the Gorgeous Chests, however, were things that would drive even Archons to madness!

These Authorities alone were incredibly formidable things.

Possessing powerful Authorities meant a soaring increase in strength!

It could greatly amplify combat power, allowing one to traverse the battlefield undefeated!

Ei had even ascended to become a powerful Sovereign this time.

She could walk sideways with impunity.

Furthermore, Ye Ruo had learned a new piece of information from Ei.

After becoming the Electro Sovereign, there was no more Erosion.

It seemed the law of Erosion acted upon all living beings below the Sovereign level.

Above that, it was ineffective.

Ye Ruo thought about it and found it reasonable.

Erosion was, in reality, a rule imposed upon the world by the Heavenly Principles.

Unless they were brain-dead, why would they force their own Sovereigns—their own people—to suffer from Erosion?

As administrators, there was no need to stab themselves.

At first, he thought that since the Sustainer was dying, perhaps she was also being eroded.

Now it seemed that was not the case at all.

This death was due to other reasons.

As for why Erosion was imposed, Ye Ruo felt it was easy to guess.

It was likely because the world was finite.

It could not accommodate an ever-increasing number of ancient life forms.

Therefore, they had to be restricted.

After all, the birth of every Archon took away a portion of the world's power; if it continued, exhaustion would inevitably follow.

Conversely, if they were allowed to die, those elemental energies would return to various parts of the world.

Much like fallen leaves returning to their roots, it formed a cyclical stage.

Thus, the Archon War, which seemed to wipe out over ninety percent of them at once, was truly a highly efficient harvest.

As for the fact that the upper Sovereign level did not need to be eroded, that was almost exclusive to Celestia.

Because other Archons could never reach this level; in all the time Teyvat had existed, there were only four Sovereigns.

As for Ei, that was only because Ye Ruo had obtained the Electro Source power from other worlds.

That was what allowed her to cross this limit.

That was why Ye Ruo had complained from the start: the Celestia system was locked down tight, from top to bottom.

Regarding Visions, there was almost no channel for upward mobility.

Cases like Vennessa, which were one-offs, could be ignored entirely.

There were just ordinary people, and those who possessed Visions.

Two distinct differences.

The Gnosis was also something only the Seven Archons had; mortals didn't even need to think about it.

As for the Sovereign level?

Archons shouldn't even dream of it.

It was all a pyramid system locked tight, with one layer pressing down on the next.

So, what was the greatest advantage of this pyramid system?

Maintenance, and stabilizing rule.

That was why Ye Ruo had zero interest in any of this.

Boring, far too boring.

In any case, his main path had always been clear and straightforward.

Write novels, film movies, gain Legend points, pull chests.

That was what he should be concerned with.

And then, live his life together with his many wives.

Everything else was hollow.

Look at now: in just one year, his wife Raiden Ei had become the Electro Sovereign.

If he kept opening chests like this, he would leave Celestia ten streets behind.

An infinitely brilliant future awaited them.

So, he spent a pleasant day together with his wives.

Here in Inazuma.

Ye Ruo had also stayed for a period of time.

Then, at Ningguang's call, he headed to Liyue.

At this moment, Ye Ruo and Ningguang were in a private room at the Qinglong Restaurant, and they had also invited Zhongli, Azhdaha, and the others to gather.

Ever since Azhdaha was resurrected, Zhongli's peaceful life had been broken.

Azhdaha was full of curiosity, looking here and there.

Often, because she had been detached from the mortal world for too long, she would cause some dramatic scenes.

For this, Zhongli was always the one to clean up the mess.

In this, Ningguang's subordinates also played quite a role.

As the Tianquan, Ningguang has provided assistance for many adepti to enter the mortal world, and there are dedicated official personnel to handle and facilitate these matters.

It had been like this for a long time.

The most obvious example was Wangshu Inn.

Everyone inside was Ningguang's person.

They were intelligence agents and special operatives.

Otherwise, why would they be bored enough to open a restaurant in such a remote place? Did you really think it was for business?

At the same time, it could provide a foothold for Xiao.

Some elders who had retired could also go there.

Bored, they could fish, catch game, and so on.

That life could be considered quite comfortable.

And the current Azhdaha had grown slightly larger; she was in the young girl form that looked like A-Jiu.

She had blue hair and looked very lively and active.

He didn't know if it was because she had been suppressed for too long and couldn't hold back once she got out, or if it was just Azhdaha's personality.

In any case, it resulted in times when Azhdaha caused trouble.

Zhongli, who was responsible for the cleanup, was like a father with a daughter.

Ye Ruo could only shake his head, not knowing what to say.

Forget it.

Perhaps in a while, Azhdaha would turn back into a young man.

And now.

A-Jiu (Azhdaha) was also tasting the dishes here, shaking her head as she gave her evaluation, full of praise.

"As expected of a restaurant opened by you, Senior Qinglong, known as the place that gathers the dishes of the Seven Nations!"

"The delicacies of every nation have their own merits and wonderful flavors; it's truly a place where one can taste foreign delicacies without having to travel."

"The business is so booming that reservations for dining in are already booked half a year out."

"Terrifying, it's truly too terrifying."

"Fortunately, there's you, Senior Qinglong, so we can come directly to this special private room."

Having connections is good indeed.

So convenient.

Who else but Ye Ruo's chamber of commerce could have opened this restaurant?

Logically speaking, the catering industry in Liyue had already been monopolized.

The two giants, Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Kiosk, dominated the ingredients and catering industries, and only Wanmin Restaurant had managed to rise up.

Others were suppressed in various ways.

It was impossible for a fourth famous restaurant to appear.

As soon as one popped up, it would be crushed!

But who was Ye Ruo?

Competing on relationships and connections in Liyue?

How could mere Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Kiosk possibly compare to him?